Chapter 12 Flashcards
Nonvascular plant
The three groups of plants that lack specialized conducting tissues and true root, stems, and leaves.
Vascular plant
A plant that has speclized tissues that conduct materials from one part of the plant
Gymnosperm
A woody vascular plant seed plant whose seeds are not enclosed by and overy or fruit.
Angiospern
A flowering plant that produces seeds within fruit.
Rhizoid
A root like structurenthat suports the pland
Rhizome
A horizontal, underground stem that produces new leaves shoots and, and roots.
Pollen
The tiny gradnules that contain male gametiophyte of seed plants.
Pollination
The transfer of pollen from the male reproduction structures to the female struters of seed plants.
Xylem
The type of tissue in vascular plants that provides support and cunducts water and nutrients from the roots.
Phloem
The tissue that conducts food in vascular plants.
Sepal
In a flower, one of the outermost rings of modified leaves that protect the flower bud.
Petal
One of the ring or rings of the usually brightly colored, leaf shaped parts of a flower.
Stamen
The male part of a flower
Pistal
The female reproductive part of a flower that produces seeds and consists of a overy, style, and stigma
Overy
In flowering parts, the lower part of a pistal that produced eggs in ovules
